British broadcaster Piers Morgan has called on to strip the Duke and Duchess of Sussex of their royal titles after accused the King of blocking his bid for police protection.
Addressing Harry in one tweet Morgan, said: “Shut up, you pathetic little brat, nobody in Britain has anything but contempt for your despicable treatment of your family.”
Why It Matters
Piers Morgan’s latest attack on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle underscores ongoing tensions between the Sussexes and the British establishment. His call for King Charles III to strip Meghan of her title reflects a growing chorus among critics who believe the couple’s actions have damaged the royal family’s reputation.
What To Know
Morgan’s call came in response to Prince Harry’s interview with the on Friday in which he said he with his family, and also suggested his father was standing in the way of getting the official risk assessment he believes would lead to his police team’s reinstatement.
On Friday, Harry lost a legal battle to get his police bodyguards reinstated after previously saying removing them makes visiting the United Kingdom unsafe for him, his wife , and their children.
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After the ruling, the Duke of Sussex blamed his father, who has been suffering cancer, for not talking to him. He told the BBC: “There’s no point in continuing to fight anymore. Life is precious. I don’t know how much longer my father has. He won’t speak to me because of this security stuff. But it would be nice to reconcile.”
He added that the decision to remove his automatic security entitlement impacts him “every single day,” and has left him in a position where he can only safely return to the UK if invited by the , as he would get sufficient security in those circumstances.
“I’m devastated, not so much as devastated with the loss that I am about the people behind the decision, feeling as though this is okay. Is it a win for them?”
“I can’t see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the U.K. at this point, and the things that they’re going to miss is, well, everything.
“There is a lot of control and ability in my father’s hands,” he continued. “Ultimately this whole thing could be resolved through him. Not necessarily by intervening but by stepping aside, allowing the experts to do what is necessary.”
Following the interview, Piers Morgan, who has a long-standing feud with the Sussex’s, responded, calling on the King to remove the Sussexes’ royal titles.
“The King must strip Harry and Meghan of their titles asap. They are never going to stop attacking him, the Monarchy, and the Royal Family—all while simultaneously enriching themselves from their royal status. It’s despicable,” Piers Morgan said on X.
“He trashed his family as Prince Philip was dying.. he trashed his family as The Queen was dying … and now he’s trashing his family as both his father and sister-in-law [Kate] have been battling cancer. Is there a more contemptible public figure in the world than Prince Harry?,” Morgan wrote on X.
In another post, he wrote: “Prince Harry’s issued a statement to accompany his latest whiny interview whacking his family. I have my own statement for him: ‘Shut up, you pathetic little brat, nobody in Britain has anything but contempt for your despicable treatment of your family.'”
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry previously joined a lawsuit against The Mirror—a newspaper Morgan edited from 1995 to 2004—alleging it used illegal methods such as phone hacking to obtain private information about them.
In December 2023, a High Court judge ruled that Morgan knew about phone hacking at the newspaper and awarded Prince Harry £140,600 in damages.
Morgan, who now works for News Corp and has often publicly criticized Harry and his U.S. wife Meghan, has always denied any involvement in, or knowledge of, phone hacking or other illegal or unlawful activity.
Additionally, Prince Harry has ongoing legal proceedings against other media organizations, including Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), the publisher of the , over alleged unlawful information gathering. A trial in that case is scheduled for early 2026.
Responding to the ruling and the interview, a spokesperson said the court had “repeatedly and meticulously” examined issues with the security arrangements.
They said: “All of these issues have been examined repeatedly and meticulously by the courts, with the same conclusion reached on each occasion.”
The Duke of Sussex was stripped of his protection team early in 2020 after announcing his plans to quit the palace and start a new life in North America.
The Metropolitan Police continued to provide a team on some visits, but predominantly for royal events to which he had an invite from his family, such as the Platinum Jubilee.
Harry, though, said through a legal representative that without a police team, it would be too dangerous for , and Meghan to visit the country of his birth.
He sued the British Government twice at the High Court in London and lost both times. However, he mounted an appeal, which has now also been rejected, suggesting that a more than three-year legal voyage has finally run aground.
Court of Appeal Judge Sir Geoffrey Vos said in his judgment that Harry’s arguments were “powerful and moving” but added: “I could not say that the Duke’s sense of grievance translated into a legal argument for the challenge.”
What People Are Saying
In a statement, Prince Harry said: “This process has only ever been about ensuring my safety and that of my immediate family when we are in the United Kingdom.”
He added: “The UK is my birthplace and will always be part of who I am. It is a place I love, and the country where my son was born.”
What Happens Next
There are currently no plans to strip the Duke and Duchess of Sussex of their royal titles.
